WCSN Exclusively Delivers Live and On-Demand Coverage of the UCI Road World Championships

WCSN Exclusively Delivers Live and On-Demand Coverage of the UCI Road World Championships

Sports Network Connects Fans to Top Cyclists from 58 Countries as the Only Network to Feature Comprehensive Coverage of the Championships

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- World Championship Sports Network (WCSN), the country's premier multi-platform world championship sports destination, announced today that the company will exclusively present live and on-demand coverage of the 2006 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships from Salzburg, Austria. The championships, featuring the world's greatest cyclists, are competing for national pride and the symbolic rainbow jersey -- the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion. Coverage of the championships will be offered to viewers live each day from Sept. 20-24 followed by on-demand coverage at WCSN.com.

"This comprehensive coverage of the championships is a testament to WCSN's ability, through our various media platforms, to connect cycling fans with international cycling events in more ways than ever before," said Claude Ruibal, chairman and CEO of WCSN. "Cycling has been and will continue to be a staple of WCSN's programming, and we're proud to deliver full coverage of the event."

Fans will have complete online access to exclusive live coverage plus on- demand archived highlights of the UCI Road World Championships along with all the other championship sporting events covered by WCSN including gymnastics, swimming, track and field, skiing and more, all for $4.95 a month at WCSN.com.

Recognized as one of the "triple crown" events within the international cycling community along with the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, the UCI Road World Championships is the only UCI-sanctioned race that is competed for by nationality, not by commercial cycling teams.

This year's competition attracts over 800 cyclists from 58 nations looking to put their country on the map as the premier cycling nation including the current world road race champion, Belgian Tom Boonen, 2005 Tour de France mountain stage winner, Austrian Georg Totschnig, plus 2005 overall UCI ProTour winner, Italian Danilo di Luca, and more.

In addition to the live Webcasts on WCSN.com, highlights of the events will be cablecast on WCSN's weekly television series, World Championship Sports on Altitude Sports and Entertainment, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast Local in Detroit, Comcast SportsNet West, Comcast/Charter Sports SouthEast, Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic, CN8, CNW14 and SportsNet New York.

For a comprehensive list of events and schedules, please visit http://www.wcsn.com/.

Source: World Championship Sports Network

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